On the side

Hello, can anyone tell me if there is a manufacturer that makes a accumulator and grapple that stacks small square hay bales on the side instead of of flat on the strings? No results from search. Just ordered a new square baler today, kids are grown so I will be putting up alone now n I always had good results stacking bales on cut ends. Tia

On the side

Auction season

You can relate blow a lot of time at equipment auctions this time of year. I was able to catch 2 of them today one in the am and 1 in the afternoon froze my butt off. Was able to score on a wheel rake. Had an idea about A small 90 horsepower tractor with a cab. It for way more than I intended spend. . Over all I was really surprised At how strong the prices were on smaller Farm machinery. It really shows promise for the small farm and farmer but who knows

Auction season

Vicon RS410 Tedder - tire/rim help (specific)

Hi there all.  This one is a bit of a yarn, but a technical dive, so hoping someone has some ideas!

 

I have a Vicon RS410T tedder (4 head/star/basket (I always say "head", but I know everyone has their preferences)).  Bought it used 4 years ago for $750.  Only thing with it was that 3 of the the 4 original rims were pretty corroded/jagged around the valve stems.  I didn't research replacements well enough before I bought it (lesson learned)

 

 

These tires/rims are 15x6.0-6 with a 1" bore.  They have a specific flange that is designed to go *around* the guard on the spindle, resulting in a paper-thin gap to keep hay out of the bearings (as seen in the picture below)

 

 

The spindles on my model are 1" bore (NOT 25 mm, as found out the hard way, see below), and 3.5" long or thereabouts (I believe the original rims have a bore length of 3.18").  (Picture below is of outer head in transport position, so spindle is pointing down with no wheel on it - just for reference:)

 

 

I tried like mad to find replacements on e-bay in 2018, even finding some rims that had everything but the flange (couldn't find any specifically for this model on eBay).  Trouble is, on the two center wheels, hay gets in the gap (since there is no flange) and wrecks the bearing almost immediately (See the gap in this picture - it looks minimal, but boy does hay get in there):

 

 

I even broke down and ordered a new rim & Tire from Vicon to try it.  $250.  Went through *extra* thoroughly with them to make sure it was the right part number, but it came with a 25mm bore (0.983", and my spindles are apparently 1", as it wouldn't fit.).  I imagine mine is an older model, and they switched to a 25mm bore at some point and all new parts sub to that (??).  The parts guy was stumped.  Returned, luckily.

 

SO - in short, does anyone have any ideas on where I can find either used or new 15x6.0-6 rims that will fit my RS410T AND have the flange AND a 1" bore?  Vicon quoted me $430 *apiece* to replace the spindle (to have a 25mm bore) and rim together - so I'd be out $860 for just the center two wheels, which is more than I paid for the tedder.  It works well otherwise, with only a couple of minor things I'm watching, but I'm not ready to replace it, yet not willing to dump that sort of money into it either.

 

(I've gotten by the past two years by taking apart the original flanged rims, wire brushing, painting, and padding the heck out of the valve stem hole with washers and heavy rubber.  Lasted 1.5 seasons that way, then started blowing through tires like crazy last August, and had to resort to some of the non-flanged rims out of necessity to get 2020 done with.)

 

(Here is a picture of the re-done old rims so you can see the flange better, albeit a little beat up looking):

 

 

Would love to hear any insight or creative solutions anyone has, even on a piece of this puzzle.  Thanks so much!

 

 

Vicon RS410 Tedder - tire/rim help (specific)

2021 Kubota RTV 1100 c

Just sold my 2006 RTV 900 which had 1000 plus flawless trouble free hours on the meter.Purchased a new 2021 RTV 1100c & I noticed the air in take has a round 2 inch rubber hose which is wide open.Would this not be a critter getter for mice and such?I an thinking about using a hose clamp and some screen to protect from this.Any better thoughts ??

2021 Kubota RTV 1100 c

IH 100 Balance Head Sickle Bar Mower - cutter bar tuning question

I have invested a quite a bit of time and money into getting this old sickle bar mower running, and today I finally got it reassembled and field tested.  The only problem I think I have is that the knife head gets very hot to the touch after running for only a little while.  so hot it burns my fingers to touch it.  I think there are several sections where the sections are not meeting properly with the ledger plate, causing a lot of friction and heat.  It even was smoking.  Also, you will see in the photo that grass is getting caught in the sections.

 

Can someone advise me on how to properly adjust the bar so I can correct this?

 

Thank you!

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Krone Flail Conditioner

Has anyone had any experience with one of these in Alfalfa/Grass mix hay? I am told by the the dealer that i would not see any dry down difference in it compared to my Massey 1363 with steel rolls. I like the Massey but hate the hitch setup. Want to go with a swivel gearbox. Thanks

Krone Flail Conditioner

Has anyone converted a conventional drill to no till?

I don’t have the money quite yet to buy a no till drill but anyway I was thinking of converting my ih 510 to sorta no till drill. Option A I was thinking to throw out the old undercarriage and buy a complete no till undercarriage.
Option B Add disk opener and press wheels in the back. I like to plant oats and barley and what not for hay and my soil isn’t that thick lots of sandy loam.
Any recommendations what I should do and where should I buy parts?

Has anyone converted a conventional drill to no till?